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The An-225 with no wings or cockpit, taken August 10 at Hostomel.
The Antonov An-225 "Mriya"as it looked on Aug. 10 of this year.

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  • The world's largest airplane was destroyed after Russia invaded Ukraine's Hostomel Airport in 2022.
  • Photos show the Antonov An-225 "Mriya" being dismantled, with a few engines being salvaged.
  • Take a look at what the mammoth aircraft looked like before and after the attack at Hostomel.

After Russia's February 2022 invasion of Ukraine, the world's largest airplane — and the only one of its kind — was destroyed.

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Transportation, Military & Defense, Features, antonov-airlines, Antonov, an-225, an-225-mriya, myria, Aviation, Aircraft, hostomel, russia-ukraine, russia-ukraine-war, business-visual-features, Ukraine, Russia, ussr, ukraine-war, russia-invasion, ukraine-crisis, Planes, Military, mildef
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